Its almost like everybody has just gotten comfortable with a huge space and [bleep] collecting, and it doesnt really matter because julie will just write another check. Then this business. What the [bleep]. May just crumble. Please help us make money. Please help us make money. My name is marcus lemonis, and i risk my own money to save struggling businesses. Were not going to wake up every morning wondering if we have a job. Were going to wake up every morning wondering how many jobs we have to do. Its not always pretty. Everything is going to change everything. But i do it to save jobs, and i do it to make money. This. Lets go to work. Is the profit. New orleans is one of those cities that always stands out, and whether its the food, the music, the architecture, its just a really fascinating place, and it doesnt look like anything else in the states. So when a local business reached out and even their product was unique everything they make is from cork i headed to the French Quarter
Cool. And now, a recent crisis has sent this couple reeling. Robbie i get a phone call from my doctor. The doctors like, come in immediately. Lemonis like that day . Robbie that day. Lemonis putting even more stress on the business. Julie that looks terrible. I never knew how much debt we were in. Lemonis . And their marriage. Robbie i get frustrated with you. Julie what do i do . Robbie the micromanagement. Do you not think i know what im doing . Lemonis if i cant get them to rethink their partnership and their business practices. Julie, i dont know that youre a good buyer. The future will be very bumpy. You dont trust him . My name is marcus lemonis, and i risk my own money to save struggling businesses. Were not going to wake up every morning wondering if we have a job. Were going to wake up every morning wondering how many jobs we have to do. Its not always pretty. Everything is going to change everything. But i do it to save jobs, and i do it to make money. This. Lets go to work.
Theres a steady stream of employees heading for the exits. Cody its difficult to stay here. Theres only so high that you can go. Lemonis the ones whove stayed question whether theyre valued. Jennifer as a businessperson, youre required to have some coldness. Lemonis if i cant help her loosen the reins and learn to value her team. Whats your deal with people . It may not be long before its lights out. Jennifer [ voice breaking ] this has been five years. It just doesnt sit well with me. Lemonis my name is marcus lemonis, and i risk my own money to save struggling businesses. Were not gonna wake up every morning wondering if we have a job. Were gonna wake up every morning wondering how many jobs we have to do. Its not always pretty. Everythings gonna change. Everything. But i do it to save jobs, and i do it to make money. This. Lets go to work. Is the profit. There are a number of things that drew me to hangout lighting. Number one, i know the lighting business can have spectacular margi
Lemonis he makes terrible investments. This feels like a show that you went to with no research. And hes even using the company as his own personal piggy bank. Skyler i mean, theres so many personal expenses in here. Lemonis what if the business doesnt have the money to pay it . Matthew it does. Were making millions. Lemonis if i cant teach him to respect his people and his company. Theyve done nothing but eat from a bag of [ bleep ] since i met you. The casery will fall apart. My name is marcus lemonis, and i risk my own money to save struggling businesses. Were not gonna wake up every morning wondering if we have a job. Were gonna wake up every morning wondering how many jobs we have to do. Its not always pretty. Everythings gonna change everything. But i do it to save jobs, and i do it to make money. This. Lets go to work. Is the profit. [ cellphone ringing ] [ text message alert ] the casery has been around for about 3 years now, and in that short period of time, well, its had rema
Theyre not gonna bail you out anymore. Theres no more going back to them for money. Ever. If i cant shake him out of his tailspin, his companys day in the sun will come to an end. Tony the process is a little [voice breaking] overwhelming. I put my whole life into this. Lemonis my name is marcus lemonis, and i risk my own money to save struggling businesses. Were not gonna wake up every morning wondering if we have a job. Were gonna wake up every morning wondering how many jobs we have to do. Its not always pretty. Everythings gonna change. Everything. But i do it to save jobs, and i do it to make money. This. Is the profit. Lets go to work. Tony ladies, we got bars to make. Lemonis in 2012, tony fellows launched hippops, a dessert truck specializing in handcrafted gelato bars. Tony so you choose your flavor and then your dip and then whatever topping youd like. Woman great. Lemonis his goal was to generate some buzz in sunny south florida, then franchise the concept nationwide. Tony t